Lew Burdette vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Burdette built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Flowers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lew Burdette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. By the career numbers, Lew Burdette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Burdette and Wes Flowers

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.46
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3186
9.35
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.85
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12061
35.39
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Lew Burdette and Wes Flowers

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.05
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8251
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750.1
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Burdette and Wes Flowers

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
355.52
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
539.68
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
98.75
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
75.8
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.93
30.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
136.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
122.24
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.91
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.04
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.49
26.95
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
271
144.66
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.63
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA